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Photograph of devotees seated on a colourful wooden boat on the Ganges at Varanasi, with marigold garlands draped over the bow. Many people wear saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas, while others wear white. A striped multicoloured canopy umbrella stands over the group near a man in white holding a long ritual staff. Several boats and a pink riverside building are visible in the hazy background.

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Photograph of devotees seated in wooden boats on the Ganga river at Varanasi, many dressed in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas and marigold garlands on the boat edges. A multicoloured umbrella with a trident-topped pole stands at centre, and a trident is mounted at left. A man at far left wears orange robes with a long braid and sits beside a trident. Women in orange and white saris sit in front, with bystanders and pink-towered ghat buildings in the hazy background. A tall figure in orange robes with long hair sits at left, a candidate for a person on the boat, though the appearance is uncertain from this distance.2013-02-13Outdoor photograph on the Ganges river in Varanasi at hazy dawn light. Devotees in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis sit in a long wooden boat trimmed with orange marigold garlands. A bald man in orange clothes with a beaded necklace sits at the front, and a woman in a white sari with orange shawl sits with hands folded in prayer. A standing figure in white cloth stands at the boat's stern near a tall pole. Behind them a multicolored striped canopy umbrella with tassels shelters a group, and many people fill other boats and the riverbank steps.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A crowded boat on the Ganges river in Varanasi carries many devotees in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas and vibhuti marks. A seated man in white robes with a long necklace and a rudraksha mala sits at center beside a small speaker, with a decorated orange flag on a pole behind him. Women in orange saris and red-orange shawls sit to the right with garlands, and a man in white holds a trident-like staff at left. Other boats filled with passengers and a line of ghats appear in the hazy background. Devotional procession on the river.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A photograph of a boat procession on the Ganga river at Varanasi with a hazy sky and ghats along the bank. A seated man with long dark curly hair, wearing orange saffron robes, rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, sits on an ornate white and gold throne with a tiger-striped cushion on a decorated boat deck. A large multicolored parasol with a yellow fringe shelters him, and tall gold and silver staffs stand nearby. Around him, women in white and orange saffron saris and men in orange robes sit or stand, some holding staffs and a yak-tail fan. Orange flags fly from another boat behind with passengers in white and orange clothing. Marigold petals cover the deck.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A boat on the Ganges at Varanasi with a seated figure on a raised white throne-like seat under a multicoloured umbrella, wearing orange and holding a garland of orange flowers and a mala, with an attendant behind holding a fan. Around the boat, many devotees in orange and saffron robes, some with rudraksha malas and vertical trident-tipped staffs, sit or stand; others in white dhotis and shaved heads or sitting in white cloth gather near a white cloth-covered platform. Riverside ghats with buildings and boats are in the background under hazy light.2013-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13January 21 20072007-01-21